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The Scrum Master's primary responsibility is the management of small to large scale projects by coordinating the efforts of individual development teams and/or cross functional teams. This position will manage projects from original concept through final implementation, working closely with the development lead, team member, and product owners to deliver valuable solutions to Markel associates. The Scrum Master will help lead the development team to proactively identify risks and issues that could challenge project delivery and will ensure those risks and issues are either mitigated or resolved. The Scrum Master will also establish the appropriate governance in line with Markel standards and track benefits throughout the project lifecycle.

Markel Specialty Data & Analytics is a hub for data innovation at Markel. We offer an excellent work environment that promotes innovative thinking and challenges the way things have been done. As a member of this team, you will collaborate closely with our customers and a team of data scientists, engineers, and analysts to enable the modernization and scalability of portfolio management and data insights.

The Scrum Master's primary responsibility is the management of small to large scale projects by coordinating the efforts of individual development teams and/or cross functional teams. This position will manage projects from original concept through final implementation, working closely with the development lead, team member, and product owners to deliver valuable solutions to Markel associates. The Scrum Master will help lead the development team to proactively identify risks and issues that could challenge project delivery and will ensure those risks and issues are either mitigated or resolved. The Scrum Master will also establish the appropriate governance in line with Markel standards and track benefits throughout the project lifecycle.

Job Responsibilities

• Ensures that realistic project plans are constructed and subsequently maintained.
• Ensures regular and accurate communication to project team, business stakeholders, business analysts, and product owners.
• Adopts appropriate project management methods and tools whether predictive (plan-driven) approaches or adaptive (iterative/agile) approaches.
• Plans and drives scoping, requirements definition and prioritization activities for initiatives.
• Identifies, assesses, and manages risk to the success of the project.
• Ensures that project deliverables are completed within timescale, and resource budgets, and are signed off.
• Responsible for negotiations with stakeholders and product owners to manage competing priorities and conflicts.
• Highlights issues and risks identified during testing to stakeholders.
• Implements planning activities, including managing the process of integrating new work with complementary strategic, operational and change management processes.
• Works across teams to agree and implement any modifications to work and manages impacts on projects.

Position Requirements

• 2-5 years of project and resource management experience
• Demonstrated leadership skills
• Ability to influence and motivate without direct authority
• Ability to build relationships with peers, customers, and other project leaders
• Strong customer focus on delivery of value
• Ability to manage multiple priorities
• Excellent presentation, written, and oral communication skills
• Excellent organizational, analytical, and planning skills
• Ability to identify and manage risks and issues
• Negotiating skills within a context of conflicting interests
• Extensive knowledge of agile and project management methodology
• Ability to communicate technical information in a business friendly manner
• Experience with Microsoft Suite of Products - Word, Excel, Visio, PowerPoint, SharePoint
• Extensive knowledge in resource and change management.

Education/Experience

• College degree in Business or Information Technology field or equivalent experience
• Agile certifications or similar certifications (preferred)
• Insurance industry experience (preferred)

Must be authorized to work in the U.S., and not require sponsorship now or in the future.

Who we are:

Markel Group (NYSE - MKL) a fortune 500 company with over 60 offices in 20+ countries, is a holding company for insurance, reinsurance, specialist advisory and investment operations around the world.

We're all about people | We win together | We strive for better

We enjoy the everyday | We think further

What's in it for you:

In keeping with the values of the Markel Style, we strive to support our employees in living their lives to the fullest at home and at work.

• We offer competitive benefit programs that help meet our diverse and changing environment as well as support our employees' needs at all stages of life.
• All full-time employees have the option to select from multiple health, dental and vision insurance plan options and optional life, disability, and AD&D insurance.
• We also offer a 401(k) with employer match contributions, an Employee Stock Purchase Plan, PTO, corporate holidays and floating holidays, parental leave.
• Markel offers hybrid working schedules of 3 days in the office and 2 days remote.

Are you ready to play your part?

Choose 'Apply Now' to fill out our short application, so that we can find out more about you.

The base salary offered for the successful candidate will be based on compensable factors such as job-relevant education, job-relevant experience, training, licensure, demonstrated competencies, geographic location, and other factors.

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Markel is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate or allow discrimination on the basis of any protected characteristic. This includes race; color; sex; religion; creed; national origin or place of birth; ancestry; age; disability; affectional or sexual orientation; gender expression or identity; genetic information, sickle cell trait, or atypical hereditary cellular or blood trait; refusal to submit to genetic tests or make genetic test results available; medical condition; citizenship status; pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions; marital status, civil union status, domestic partnership status, familial status, or family responsibilities; military or veteran status, including unfavorable discharge from military service; personal appearance, height, or weight; matriculation or political affiliation; expunged juvenile records; arrest and court records where prohibited by applicable law; status as a victim of domestic or sexual violence; public assistance status; order of protection status; status as a smoker or nonsmoker; membership or activity in local commissions; the use or nonuse of lawful products off employer premises during non-work hours; declining to attend meetings or participate in communications about religious or political matters; or any other classification protected by applicable law.

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